The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the fire
incident that occurred at the Supreme Court on Monday was suspicious.
Recall that a section of the apex court went up in flames at
about 7 a.m. on Monday.
Although the cause of the unfortunate incident is yet
unknown, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has commenced
investigation into the matter.
Reacting, the PDP, in a statement issued by its National
Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, said the development was suspicious,
citing the appeal of electoral matters pending in the court.
The statement reads, “The PDP is worried over the fire
outbreak, especially given heightened public apprehension of possible arsonist
attack, with the intent to cripple and frustrate the Supreme Court from
effectively discharging its constitutional duties, especially with regard to
high-profile electoral cases, including the Presidential Election Appeals
pending before it.
“Our party demands an immediate full-scale investigation
into the fire outbreak with the view to unravelling the circumstances or
possible sabotage in the incident.
“The PDP insists that the outcome of the investigation
should be made public unlike those of previous fire incidents in various government
Ministries, Departments and Agencies which were characteristically swept under
the carpet by the All Progressives Congress (APC) @OfficialAPCNg
administrations.
“While calling on the Federal Government to beef up security
around the Supreme Court, the PDP also demands that Nigerians be assured of the
safety of sensitive documents and equipment at the court, especially at this
critical time”.
Recall that the Labour Party presidential candidate in the
last election, Peter Obi, and his counterpart in PDP, Atiku Abubakar, recently
appealed the tribunal judgement on the petition they both filed against the
election of President Bola Tinubu on February 25.
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